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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Has anybody fished here lately?? Was going to go out and give it a try but does not look like many post about this lake. Any info would be great. Are float tubes allowed?? thanks, mack
    City: san carlos

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Got out for two hours late and fished till dark. Caught 14 bass, biggest was 4.42. Caught fish on rattle traps, speed traps, swimming jigs and brush hogs.
    City: Novato

    Tips: Fish seemed to want the baits moving. Don't give up on your cast. I caught more than half of my fish with 2-3 feet of line out and dragging it in front of me. Works in the spring with spinner baits too. Have your drag set a little loose, cause the fish I caught were hot.

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I have been fishing Nicasio for 20 years. Most people try for crappies or carp. This lake is full of fish. You must think like the fish in this lake.
    City: Richmond

    Tips: I caught a 7# bass on a minnow bait at the dam.My buddy Don caught a long catfish at the dam on chicken liver.I can only tell people don't give up on this lake.I can go early or late and catch something bass,crappie,catfish.throw everything including the kitchen sink. good luck!

Monday, September 26th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Went out for 2 hours in the evening. First fish on a buzz bait (1.4), next fish on a frog (3.81).
    Caught another on a blade(2.0) and creature bait (2.7). I threw top water most of the time, unless I saw structure. Water is very high for this time of the year.
    City: Novato

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the water around 6pm on the upper arm of the lake (side closer to town). There were about 5-6 fishermen on the rocks, i think jigging for crappies. I crossed the heavy weeds to the far side, but i brought my tick repellant this time, so no worries. Nailed two small shakers around 7:30pm on a crawdad crankbait. Got a nice 3# on a white spinnerbait around 8:30pm. Tried senkos, brush-hawgs (jerk bait style and texas), but no luck.
    City: San Rafael

    Tips: They hit hard on the crankbait. Steady retrieve. Not to slow. Tried all type of presentations w/the spinnerbaits. Finally i just brought it in steadily with no stop and go. She didnt hit hard, but kind of started to swim away with it, kind of like a drop shot fish. I barely felt any preasure on the line, but saw the line moving up stream. When in doubt-set the hook!

Wednesday, March 9th, 2005

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    Water Temp: ?

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Carp.
    Nicascio was alive with'em today. Went to snoop for crappie but could not concentrate on those with pods of 5-25 carp criusing by at very regular intervals.
    A #16 very dark woolybugger produced a few as did a clipped chart deerhair w/ CDC or marabou palmered thru it #8 top-water bug built like a wooly worm.
    Danged interesting to watch'em spook from bird shadows. Acres of'em. :-)
    Never did find any crappie... :hmmm
    Will the bass be far behind?
    ......lee s.
    City: Petaluma

Friday, April 11th, 2003

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    Water Temp: HIGH 50 TO LOW

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: CRAPPIE HAS START TO GROUP UP IN NUMBER.IF ANYONE LOOKING TO CATCH A FEW SLAB, YOU SHOULD TRY NICASIO.
    City: NOVATO

    Tips: FISH ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE BANK,USE SMALL JIG'S AND 2 FOOT LEADER WITH A SMALL BOBBER

Friday, March 28th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished my spot. Can't tell you where or I would have to kill you! Ha Ha.Sunrise perect. Buzzbait-nothing,spinnerbait-nothing,rattle-trap nothing,crankbait-nothing.Then I tried a senko watermelon with red lakes. 4 bass all over 5#'s. caught and released.
    City: San Pablo

    Tips: Start shallow and try everything you have.

Sunday, May 5th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: two o us ished 3pm till 6:15. No bites all day, 10 minutes beore calling it a day, my buddy hooked and released 4.5 and 6lb bass on back to back casts using a jig.
    City: Albany

    Tips: ish slow. use rip baits jigs.

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: When is a good time to ish top water here and on what?
    City: San Francisco

Monday, April 1st, 2002

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished rom 3:00-5:00. I landed a ew that were on the small side. Around 4:30 I moved towards the Dam and landed a 5.0lb. largemouth on a baby brushhog. What a ight!!Took a picture and threw it back. Catch and release baby!!
    City: El Cerrito

    Tips: Cast and move

Sunday, March 31st, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: do you still need a permit to ish here? i so, where do you get it?
    City: san rancisco

Monday, March 25th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ish the lake around 2:00 p.m. looking to catch some crappies but no ish to be ound yet. So I got my bass rod rom my car and put senko on and walk back to the lake. The very irst cast I hook up a nice 6 lbs.Overall ish or about one hour and caught 9 ish, smallest is 2/hal pounder. Average about 4-6 lbs and lost a really nice ish maybe over 10lbs.
    City: san rancisco

    Tips: look or water plant any structer will do. Pitch you bait on top o these plant and let it sink. Most bite on the all or they would ran away with your line. Good luck.

Saturday, March 23rd, 2002

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    Water Temp: 49-50

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: FISHED MAIN LAKE AREAS-RUN & GUN PATTERN, SMALL LIMIT ON RIPBAITS,BIG FISH 2.5LB. LUCKY CRAFT 128 AURORA BLACK. 4 SMALL DINKS ON MORNING DAWN, PUT DOWN THE WORM,PICKED UP THE JIG,AND GOT THE SAME RESULT.WENT BACK TO THE RIPBAIT.CAN'T WAIT FOR THE TOP WATER THIS IS TOO MUCH WORK,I THINK I'LL GO BACK TO WORK TO REST.FIVE FISH LIMIT APPOX. 9LBS.
    City: CHICO

    Tips: LUCKY CRAFT 128 AURORA BLACK,MATCHED W/MARKSTAIL[WWW.MARKSTAILS.COM].YESTERDAY-THE FISH LIKED THE 128 AURORA BLACK AND TENNESSEE SHAD WITHOUT THE TAIL.RIP BITE BETTER YESTERDAY THAN TODAY.IF YOU LIKE TO CATCH DINKS USE THE MORNING DAWN.BROWN AND BROWN JIG HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE PAST,MAYBE I'M JUST OFF THE FISH. HAVE A GOOD ONE, LARRY

Friday, March 1st, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: tryed nicasio or 3 or 4 hours,caught one little guy on white/silver spinnerbait,saw/talked to about 6 other ishermen who were ishing bass,only one caught a ish that day,however ive heard some pretty good reports recently on the ar upper end o the lake,closest to town. everybody has been ishing spinnerbaits,primarily whites and chartrueses.
    City: san raael

Thursday, January 10th, 2002

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: DIDNT FISH NICASIO!,tryed Kent lake(MMWD water supply reservoir) ished with a buddy or about 2 hours,hiked 4 -5 miles down rom alpine dam,ished a cove near a pumping station,tryed pumpkin brush hogs,several crankbaits,spinnerbaits,etc. inally got one 13",1-1/2 lb. largemouth on a yozuri crystal minnow(rainbow trout,4-1/2") with an owner tournament trailer in iretiger color, we saw a couple ish jump, the lake must be less than 5 t. rom ull capacity......didnt see any other anglers at all...why no ishing reports rom the MMWD reservoirs? Kent,Alpine,and Phoenix all have quality bass.
    City: san raael

    Tips: the upper mile or 2 o Kent lake is ull o brush,trees,etc. when the lake is this ull,there is a tremendous amount o cover or bass,large areas o this lake are nearly inaccessible. i know o anglers who have caught quality ish here on brush hogs.

Saturday, July 7th, 2001

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: i ished a couple hours midday in the heat,i caught 2 dinks on white/silver blades 3/8 oz. spinnerbait,cast parallel to large rip-rap on the bank.i caught the ish on nearly consecutive casts,both hit very solid.no hits either beore or ater,however,seems strange since i continued to ish identical looking areas.i tryed about 500 t. o rocky shoreline in 3 dierent locations.i also tryed a Fin-S-ish ished weightless,with no results.
    City: San Raael

    Tips: maybe a chartruese spinnerbait would work better in this water color,other isherman i talked to didnt seem to have any luck at all,however most others were dunking bait or mini jigs under bobbers or crappie.

Thursday, June 1st, 2000

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    Water Temp: 67

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Caught a 4#er early in the am using a chartruese 6-8t diving crankbait, then switched to a big-lipped crawdad and ound them taking a liking to it. Caught three more within the 3-5 lb range, one with a crawdad still hanging out o it's stomach. Be careul and use some orm o tick repellant when walking through the grass ields cause you'll need it.
    City: Pt Reyes

Tuesday, August 17th, 1999

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    Water Temp: ??

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Started at 11:00 in the morning and caught a 2# largemouth bass at 11:25. Only catch o the day. Fish was caught on white spinnerbaitwith a stop and go retrieve. O note a large Coca-Cola red crawdad was sighted and jigs might improve ishing. The one ish was caught in 3 t water by rip-rap.
    City: San Raael

    Tips: In August ishing is hard but spinnerbaits work well. I didn't have luck with plastics because I eel the water isn't clear enough. I have been told that they do work. I would suggest using the most powerul scented plastics you can ind.Good Luck.Fishing Reports or Nicasio Reservoir

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    Water Temp: 60's

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: went out on sunday in the morn. and it was blowing! The fish didn't seem to mind though. I had 18 fish and most in the 3-4 lbs. range. I threw a lot of reaction baits and they were hammering them. No big fish yet, but that will change.
    City: Novato

    Tips: Same as below.